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Alison Griffiths vs Bob Blackman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Bob Blackman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 3 different votes 408 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
29 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
29 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
29 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 330 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
458
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,104
2,406 eligible divisions
205
44.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
47.0% of votes cast
253
55.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,116
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

102
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
160
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
194
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Contributions
191
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API